Travel Essays · Character
M. Hector
A French gentleman encountered during the journey.
minor
First appearance: an inland voyage
M. Hector shows up with force in Pont-sur-Sambre: The Travelling Merchant. The page is where that presence becomes real.
A travelling merchant from Maubeuge, arrives with his family in a tilt cart; proud of his son, speaks in a florid style, and is at home in the alehouse kitchen.
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In Pont-sur-Sambre: The Travelling Merchant: A travelling merchant from Maubeuge, arrives with his family in a tilt cart; proud of his son, speaks in a florid style, and is at home in the alehouse kitchen. Later, in On…
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